Imagining the Mueller Report Uncensored

Attorney General William Barr’s four-page summary of the Mueller Report (which he now says was not a “summary”) included a grand total of 65 words from the report itself and zero complete sentences. Here are the excerpts:

“…the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”

“…thorough factual investigation…”

“…difficult issues…”

“…while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”

“…the evidence does not establish that the President was involved in an underlying crime related to Russian election interference.”

What if the context of the first and last excerpts are…

“Although there are numerous instances of President Trump’s associates and family members meeting with and otherwise communicating with Russian individuals engaged in interfering with the 2016 U.S. election on Trump’s behalf, the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”

“Although the investigation uncovered numerous examples of Donald Trump engaging in activities that would be considered criminal if committed by an individual who was not the sitting president of the United States, the evidence does not establish that the President was involved in an underlying crime related to Russian election interference.”